CHARLESTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Memorial
The Charleston Fire Department Memorial
This page is dedicated to the sixteen members of the Charleston Fire Department who made the ultimate sacrifice. Those men who have lost their lives in the line of duty while protecting the lives and property of the citizens of Charleston.
Line of Duty Deaths
| Name | Date | Incident |
|---|---|---|
| William M. Cabell | March 7, 1906 | While responding to a fire, a street car hit the steamer and horses |
| Jack Foley | November 9, 1907 | Ruffner Brothers Fire |
| Joe Whitaker | February 21,1912 | Electric Shock |
| Oscar Thaxton | March 24, 1922 | Died from injuries from the Capital Fire in 1921 |
| T. Frank Sharp | March 4, 1949 | Woolworth Fire |
| Emery C. Pauley | March 4, 1949 | Woolworth Fire |
| Frank N. Miller | March 4, 1949 | Woolworth Fire |
| Fred C. Summers | March 4, 1949 | Woolworth Fire |
| J.P. Little | March 4, 1949 | Woolworth Fire |
| George A. Coates | March 4, 1949 | Woolworth Fire |
| Richard L. McCormick | March 4, 1949 | Woolworth Fire |
| John Thompson | April 13, 1968 | Wertz Avenue Brush Fire |
| J. Claude Saunders | October 18, 1971 | Responded to a fire and died of a heart attack |
| John M. Lane | July 3, 1978 | Fell through a sky light that was painted over at New Way Cleaners |
| Bill Pauley | August 27, 1980 | Died from a heart attack while on-duty at Station #1 |
| Jason L. Cuffee | July 19, 2020 | Died from apparent medical emergency while on duty at Station #3 |
